Rag Dolls 2 Love, Inc.

Rag Dolls 2 Love, Inc was started to put a soft cloth doll in the hands of children who live in countries ravaged by war, are orphaned or infected by HIV/ AIDS or traumatized by natural disasters.

Rag Dolls 2 Love is a gesture of understanding. The volunteers who make the dolls put love and caring into their stitches, knowing that the doll will be in the hands of a child who has so little, a child who needs this love. One volunteer wrote, “It is one small way I can make a difference in the lives of children who are traumatized by life.” Imagine, over thirty thousand distressed and traumatized children have found comfort in these rag dolls!

Thousands of volunteers across the United States have their lives and hearts touched as they make the dolls. Children who have watched the devastation of their communities, witnessed their friends being snatched away or their families killed, or children who face yet another day without food – these children have a simple rag doll to hold for solace and companionship.

In 2007 sixteen organizations in South Africa wrote, asking for dolls. Four hospitals in Lima, Peru wrote, asking for dolls. Service people in Afghanistan wrote, asking for dolls. People going to China, Thailand, Mexico, Uganda, Ethiopia, Jamaica, Sudan and other countries take dolls with them to children in orphanages or poor villages. We ship dolls to India, three organizations in Gaza, 6 different areas in Iraq, World Vision Zambia, four places in South Africa, Uganda, Lithuania, Russia, Belarus, El Salvador, Jordan, Romania, Nigeria and other countries besides these.

The story of Rag Dolls appears in newspapers, on local TV stations, in magazines, by newsletter and word of mouth. There is a website, but no formal advertisement has been done.

This is a ministry for the children who receive the doll, as well as the doll maker who gains compassion for the plight of children in other parts of the world. Anything is possible with God’s help and God has been very active in this project.

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Rag Dolls 2 Love is a non-profit, 501(c)(3), project. We depend on tax deductible donations used exclusively to cover shipping costs. A shipment of 200 dolls overseas costs about $450. If at all possible, and not a burden, a contribution of $2.00 for each doll sent would be a welcome gift to help cover the shipping costs.